The concept of legal aid encompasses a broad range of activities that aim at social advancement by creatively utilizing the instrument of law. Legal profession, the way it is currently practiced and organized, is primarily concerned with the improvement of the quality of legal services rather than ensuring equitable and even distribution of legal services. That is where the concept of legal aid finds its relevance-it strives to make law relevant to the masses, who are somehow left out and exist below the visibility line of law in action.

Date: 17th March, 2012Venue: Conference Centre, University of Delhi

Registration:
There is no registration fee. However, the participants and paper presenters must register themselves by sending an email to legalaidconf@gmail.com. A letter of acknowledgement will be send to you. Alternatively, the downloaded registration form could be printed and sent by post on the contact address given below.

Certificates will be issued to all participants who would register and attend the conference. No TA/DA will be provided to participants including outstation participants. The participants are required to arrange and manage their accommodation themselves.

Call for Papers:
Professionals who have been working in the field of legal aid are invited to share their experiences by writing papers. Selected papers will be published in the conference proceedings in a book form and their authors will be invited to make presentations in the conference.

The target group of the conference comprises of international and national professionals, judges, lawyers, academicians, government officials and students. Interested authors may send the abstracts of their paper (about 350 words) latest by 6th February, 2012. A soft copy of the complete paper may be sent latest by 29th February 2012 so that it could be accommodated in the proposed book. It may be emphasised that the last date for submission of papers is rather inflexible.

Abstracts and papers may be sent electronically to: legalaidconf@gmail.com. Those who are unable to use electronic means may send a hard copy to the address mentioned below.